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Postcard of UGA at night

Originally built in 1965 as a private development featuring a pool and an entertainment area, Oglethorpe House was transformed into an on-campus staple as it was acquired by the University of Georgia in 1979. Adjacent to the nine-story living area,…

Building 1516 opened its doors in 2010 as an expansion property located in East Campus Village at the University of Georgia. With efficiency in mind, the project took just over a year to complete and has many environment-friendly and sustainable…

A campus map of the University of Georgia is shown here. Highlighted in blue are the residence halls that are covered in this exhibit.

Built in 1963, Creswell Hall was the first of four high-rise residence halls at the University of Georgia. The high-rise residence hall timeline is followed by the construction of Brumby Hall (1966), Russell Hall (1967), and finally, Oglethorpe House…

Creswell Hall is named after Mary Ethel Creswell, the first woman to receive a baccalaureate degree from the University of Georgia. Mary Creswell received her B.S. in home economics in 1919, and she became the first dean of the College of Home…

In 1961, UGA finished a dormitory expansion with 5 new dorms placed in the West Campus area. These dorms, due to their location at the bottom of the Baxter Street hill, are formerly known as the “Lower Five”. The extra dormitory space was necessary…

Built in 1939, the Old Rutherford Hall was the University of Georgia’s third women’s only residence hall. The dormitory was named after a native to Athens, Georgia, Mildred Rutherford. The photo is of a blueprint of the old Rutherford hall building…